Subject: How to set the Return-Path with PINE 3.95

From: Eckert_Manuela <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 11:27:42 +0100

Hi,
can someone tell me how to set the Header-Field Return-Path in PINE 3.95
What I tried is to set it with Setup -> Config and set customized hdrs
to
Return-Path: [email-masked] 
When I check the .pinerc-File it looks ok. But when sending a mail it is
silently ignored. 
The Reply-To: Header Field I can set to my address correctly.
Why can't I set the Return-Path?

Thanks, Manuela
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From: [email-masked] (Sven Guckes)
Date: 20 Jan 1997 19:43:47 GMT

> Why can't I set the Return-Path?

Well, you don't set it - it gets added by the receiving MTA.
Thus it will not get sent - ignoring is the right thing to do.

> Hahn-Meitner-Institut

Oh, ein Posthamster!  :-)

Sven


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Quoting RFC0822 (ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/doc/rfc/rfc0822.gz 31663 bytes):

     4.3.1.  RETURN-PATH

	This field is added by the final transport system that delivers the
	message to its recipient. The field is intended to contain definitive
	information about the address and route back to the message's originator.

	Note: The "Reply-To" field is added by the originator and serves to
	direct replies, whereas the "Return-Path" field is used to identify a
	path back to the origina- tor.

	[...]

	Note: The "Return-Path" field is added by the mail transport service,
	at the time of final deliver. It is intended to identify a path back to
	the orginator of the message. The "Reply-To" field is added by the
	message originator and is intended to direct replies.